Andre Villas-Boas took a massive gamble by dropping rebels Ashley Cole and Frank Lampard – and lost, putting his own future on the line.

Carlos Tevez finally said sorry to Manchester City last night, five months after his Munich mutiny.

Manchester United last night accused the Glazers of using Cristiano Ronaldo’s transfer fee to pay off debts.

Steve Bruce is the number one contender to leave Wolves out of the chaos caused by the sacking of Mick McCarthy. But even Bruce is said to be losing patience at the time it is taking owner Steve Morgan to make a decision.

Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas was left fighting for his managerial life last night after his team selection gamble backfired with a disastrous Champions League defeat.

John Terry will have a knee operation today which is expected to rule him out for up to eight weeks, heaping problems on Andre Villas-Boas but easing a dilemma for Stuart Pearce.

The pitch at London’s Olympic Stadium is not up to Premier League standards and will have to be ripped up at a cost to public funds to allow West Ham or any other club to use the venue in the top flight.

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor is confident he will be fit to face former club Arsenal on his 28th birthday on Sunday.

Reading were last night fighting to keep Brian McDermott from speaking to Wolves about taking over as their new manager.

Manchester City’s 19-year-old striker John Guidetti has been called up by Sweden.

Carlos Tevez last night backed down in his five-month row with Manchester City and apologized for his behavior.

DAILY RECORD

Craig Whyte has flogged 102 years of Rangers history by selling the club’s shares in Arsenal.

Stewart Regan last night promised to flush out Craig Whyte as the SFA stepped up their enquiry into Rangers’ missing millions.

These are the moments when Andre Villas-Boas, for all his outward confidence, could be forgiven for wondering how much longer a man with Roman Abramovich’s lack of tolerance is prepared to stand by him when the evidence of Chelsea’s deterioration is so overwhelming.

Carlos Tevez has issued an unreserved apology to "everybody I have let down" at Manchester City following his five-month battle with the club and declared his hope that Roberto Mancini will now allow him to return to action.

THE TIMES

Andre Villas-Boas’ fragile grip on his job loosened a little further last night after Chelsea lost 3-1 to Napoli in the first leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie at the Stadio San Paolo.

Craig Whyte used £18million from advance season ticket sales to complete his takeover of the club, administrators said last night.

THE INDEPENDENT

John Terry will miss England’s friendly against the Netherlands a week today as he recovers from a knee operation that the former captain of the national team is expected to undergo today.

Carlos Tevez last night sought to salvage his Manchester City career by issuing an apology for his conduct over the last five turbulent months.

DAILY TELEGRAPH

Andre Villas-Boas’ beloved project went up in smoke in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius last night.

John Terry is set to undergo an operation today and could be out for up to two months.